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verbosity


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Verbosity  \Ver*bos"i*ty\,  n.;  pl  {Verbosities}.  [L.  verbositas: 
  cf  F.  verbosit['e].] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  verbose;  the  use  of  more  words 
  than  are  necessary;  prolixity;  wordiness;  verbiage. 
 
  The  worst  fault,  by  far  is  the  extreme  diffuseness  and 
  verbosity  of  his  style.  --Jeffrey. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  verbosity 
  n  :  an  expressive  style  that  uses  excessive  words  [syn:  {verboseness}] 
  [ant:  {terseness}] 




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